Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 150 Alternate Lead
After the timeout, Nelson unexpectedly put Malone on the bench. At such a critical moment, Nelson let Malone, who had performed the best in the game, rest. In the first stage, Guokas was trying to find a way to make tactical arrangements against Malone, and these arrangements were in vain at this time.

And Nelson's more consideration is that it is not realistic to try to open the score in one go in the last few minutes of the third quarter. This game will go to the last moment no matter what. Follow the rhythm and fight the protracted war steadily.

What's more, at this time, Li Weisi's outside touch has recovered. Even if Malone is replaced, it may not make the situation worse. The trust in Li Weisi makes Nelson willing to take this gamble.

Although Nelson admitted that he had a chance to win, he was right.

Although the Warriors lost Malone, the pinnacle of pinning the sea, Li Weisi felt hot at this time. With his consecutive goals, he successfully helped the Warriors maintain their slight advantage.

It has to be said that in this game, the performance of the 76ers was also quite perfect. Under Li Weisi's continuous scoring, they also relied on their super high offensive efficiency to play against the Warriors.

Finally, the third quarter ended, the score was 81:79, and the Warriors led by two points into the fourth quarter.

Entering the fourth quarter, the two sides became even more heated. If the Bulls and Knicks were rookies pecking at each other in the last Christmas game, then this time the two teams will fight with all kinds of fairy balls.

In the fourth quarter, although Li Weisi still had a rest and Ma Long led the team, but my father-in-law, ah, but Hornacek stood up again, not only making mid-range jumpers, but also making three-pointers and layups. Like a substitute, clearly playing like an All-Star.

However, the 76ers are not vegetarian. There is no rule that only one person is allowed to explode.

No, someone from the 76ers has also stood up, and that is the 36-year-old Irving.

Dr. J is a selfless teammate, a bit too selfless even for a superstar, and throughout his career he has disliked taking over games by force.

Even in '76, he said something like this: "Like getting everyone into the game and then taking over."

Although he no longer has the ability to take over the game, his offensive skills still exist.

Although his strongest killer move, the counterattack with the ball and the half-court off-the-ball cut, have been lost due to the increase in age and the deterioration of physical functions, but whether it is a low post or a mid post, the power still remains.

What's more, the defender he was facing was still Hornacek, so it was more handy to fight, as easy as training.

No, facing Hornacek again, Dr. J asked for the ball near the left side of the free throw line. After receiving the ball, he put Hornacek on his back, tried twice, and immediately turned around and broke through.

Hornacek pushed Owen's back very hard and focused on defending, but the result was not ideal.

Owen's big stride in the narrow space of the bottom line, the speed is still the same as before. Hornacek has suffered a second loss before, but this time he still fell into this action, allowing Owen to break through successfully and in the Before Ma Long's assisted defense arrived, he took the first step and forced a jump and made a layup.

At 87:87, the two sides returned to the same starting line again.

At this moment, the entire Spectrum Arena in Philadelphia became a sea of ​​joy. Everyone was cheering for Dr. J's goal. There was no other reason, because the fans saw the demeanor of Dr. J from this goal.

"Dr.J! Dr.J! Dr.J..." At first, only a few people shouted, and the shouting was very chaotic and noisy, but gradually, the voices became more and more unified, and finally, the whole audience turned into the same voice. One voice, one movement.

However, this seems to be cheering for Dr. J's goal, but it is actually commemorating their lost youth.

The mutual explosion between Dr. J and Hornacek did not last too long. After all, the protagonists of this game were not the two of them.

With Barkley and Li Weisi back on the court, the duel between the veteran and the rookie came to an end, and the game officially entered the final decisive moment.

After that, the point difference between the two sides never exceeded 3 points. The fierce competition made the score rise in a canine pattern, as if the 2020 general election was as exciting.

Until the last minute, the score between the two sides was 1:102, and the 104ers actually sneaked ahead by two points, while the 76ers still had the ball at this time.

After halftime, Cheeks took the initiative to hand the ball to Barkley. This action has been done countless times in the second half, and Cheeks is quite familiar with it.

After Barkley received the ball, he turned to face Rodman. First, he took a tentative step. Rodman was very tight and did not give him any room to break through.

But Barkley didn't care one bit about it, and if it worked, the 76ers wouldn't lead him.It was because the Warriors still couldn't limit Barkley in the fourth quarter that the 76ers once again overtook the score.

Barkley didn't understand the pivot foot, and his body slowly confronted and collided with Rodman. When he found a suitable opportunity, Barkley quickly took his super fast first step.

Rodman sensed Barkley's movement at the first time and quickly blocked Barkley's offensive line. However, the moment he made physical contact with Barkley, Rodman flew upside down again.

This is already the first time this game has happened. Taking advantage of Rodman's staggering feet, Barkley took the opportunity to break through and hit the inside again.

Watching Barkley rush in again because of his defensive failure, Rodman felt ashamed of his incompetence.

At this moment, Malone stood in front of Barkley again, jumped up facing Barkley, and tried to block the shot.

"Drip..."

In the end, Malone still failed to block Barkley, but was fouled by Barkley. This was his fourth foul of the game.

"Concentrate, don't get distracted!" Malone yelled at Rodman after landing.

"Yes!" Rodman responded loudly.

"Hey, Dad, you're really old. If you put it in the year before last, you would definitely block this ball." Barkley in front of Malone smiled and said to Malone.

"Shut up, no matter how old I am, you couldn't beat me before, and you still can't win now."

"Hey, that's not necessarily true!" Barkley said with a smile still.

Barkley stood at the free throw line, but the first free throw was unexpectedly missed. It seems that Malone just made a really ruthless shot, and it hit his hand, which caused Barkley to still not recover.

But after all, Barkley is a free throw shooter with a free throw percentage of about 75%. His free throws are still very stable, so after making some adjustments, he still hit the second goal steadily.

With Barkley's free throw, the 76ers led by three points.

(End of this chapter)